Kestrel searching for food
This is the best painting I've done with oils. The amount of detail - maybe you can't see all of it, but it's there.
This took me like three months to make (not including the research and hunt to make a Frankenstein of references) and many, many mistakes and changes. The sheer amount of layers and mind-changes I made here is concerning - that’s what happens when you’re a hyper-perfectionist. But in the end I can say it turned out great!
Very beautiful Kattla